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Of or pertaining to the system of rules which a particular country or community recognizes as regulating the actions of its members and which it may enforce by the imposition of penalties.
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usury
Law; General law
Charging a person with interest rates more than what is allowed by the law is called usury. If it is proved before a court that the interest rates on a loan is higher than the ...
vacate
Law; General law
A term with various meanings, vacate refers to overruling of court orders or decisions or making it void. Usually, a decision is vacated for any error, if it is substantial ...
vagrancy
Law; General law
Legally speaking, vagrancy is an offense, which refers to a condition of being intentionally unemployed by refusing to work and living idly without any settled home. It may also ...
vicarious liability
Law; General law
The liability of a person for the negligent and criminal action of another person, even though the former is not responsible for the act. This happens when the person liable is ...
void
Law; General law
Something which is not legally binding and is worthless. A statute, which is declared void no longer exists and the same applies to void contracts, legal proceedings, documents, ...
volenti non fit injuria
Law; General law
A Latin term, which literally means, "to one who is willing, no harm is done". This explains a legal doctrine that a person, who willingly undertakes a dangerous task or puts ...
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